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Summer

Open-air pools in Berlin: The best spots for outdoor swimming

Open-air pools are an integral part of the Berlin summer. We round up the city's best locations […]
48h Neukölln

48 hours (of eating in) Neukölln: A local guide to NK’s best food

Never mind art, where should you eat in Neukölln? To mark 48h Neukölln, Jane Silver rounds up […]
Editor's note

On the shore: Why Kafka makes the perfect holiday read

For this “feral girl summer”, Alexander Wells suggests a beach read from off the beaten path.
Red Flag

Forget Sylt – Take the €9 ticket to Elmau for the G7!

This weekend, the G7 summit takes place in Bavaria. The €9 ticket will take you right to […]
This week at the kino

What’s on at Berlin cinemas this week?

Our guide to the best new releases, film festivals and Freiluftkino movie highlights at Berlin cinemas this […]
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Pure&Crafted Festival with Pixies, Nothing But Thieves & Altin Gün

On July 1, Pure&Crafted Festival celebrates custom motorbikes and alternative music at Messe Berlin.

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Art

Sculpture

Nina Canell on crushing sea shells at Berlinische Galerie

The Swedish-born sculptor invites us to rethink our relationship with materials for her latest exhibition.
What's on

Berlin art: What exhibitions are on now?

What's going on in the art world and which Berlin exhibitions should you check out this week?
The third life of Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda: Love, death and potatoes

Wedding's Silent Green opens its space to the facetious multiverse of the French legend – the first exhibition […]
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Summer

Music

Editor's choice

Patti Smith, Björk and Gorillaz: Three powerhouse acts for June

This month, a trio of barnstorming musical acts kick off the Berlin summer in style.
Fête de la Musique

Our music editor’s guide to Fête de la Musique 2022

Our guide to the very best venues, acts and performances at this year's Fête de la Musique […]
Music & clubs

Neukölln: Fête de la Musique’s partner district for 2022

Neukölln might be one of Berlin's best known districts, but it could also be one of the least […]
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Food

20 years of Exberliner

20 years in 20 dishes: The food that shaped Berlin over two decades

Exberliner is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. We look back on 20 dishes which marked our […]
Seafood

Ora: Hand-fished Norwegian seafood arrives in Kreuzberg

Want a taste of the hottest new shellfish supplier on the block? Look no further than the […]
Korean

13 of the best spots for Korean food in Berlin

Looking for kimchi, bulgogi, bibimbap and BBQ? Berlin has some truly great Korean restaurants and these are […]
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Stage

Editor's choice

June on Stage: Antz, Newts and Nazis

Ants save the world at HAU, while newts are exploited at the Schaubühne. Berlin's theatre this June […]
Stage

Autor:innentheatertage 2022: Not for the fainthearted

From June 8, Deutsches Theater celebrates 25 years of contemporary stage with some hard-hitting subject matter.
Theatre

Alexander Karschnia: “For a long time, people thought ants were fascists”

Dramaturg Alexander Karschnia takes on climate change, fascism and ant teachings in his new play at HAU2.
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Books

20 years of Exberliner

Berlin Blues to Marzahn, Mon Amour: 20 years of Berlin in 20 books

These 20 books - all published since Exberliner started - show the hopes, dreams, failures and fantasies […]
Queer history

Bad Gays: Ben Miller on queer history’s greatest antagonists

We spoke with Ben Miller, co-author of Bad Gays, a new book on the dark side of […]
Interview

Kirsty Bell on the murky Undercurrents of Berlin history

Art critic and author Kirsty Bell on Berlin’s waterways and understanding the city from below.
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Film

This week at the kino

What’s on at Berlin cinemas this week?

Our guide to the best new releases, film festivals and Freiluftkino movie highlights at Berlin cinemas this […]
Review

Sundown: Family meltdown in Mexico

★★★★ Michel Franco mesmerises with a bleak storyline and startling bursts of violence.
Review

Belle: A subversive fairytale for the internet age

★★★★ Mamoru Hosoda's new film retells Beauty and the Beast as a postmodern anime fairytale.
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Politics

Red flag

When Berlin was a centre of worldwide anti-colonial struggles

With the 12th Berlin Biennale is focusing on decolonial engagement, we remember Berlin's history of anti-colonial struggle.
Podcast

Megan’s Megacan: Tight, Tighter, Tightest

After a COVID-enforced break, the Exberliner politics podcast is back to discuss antitrust laws, petrol prices and […]
Work

Gorillas fire 300 workers: Is time running out for the delivery company?

Not long ago, Gorillas raised $1 billion. Now they're firing workers and running out of money. How […]
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Berlin

Public transport

€9 for 90 ticket: All you need to know about the new monthly travel pass

From June 1, a monthly travel ticket will cost just €9. We outline how to get one […]
Berlin's lakes

The best lakes in Berlin: The classics and some hidden gems

From family friendly Krumme Lanke to the wild boars of Teufelsee, what is you favourite lake in […]
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BBQ dishes as trendsetters: More vegetables and colour with Tribelli peppers

It’s barbecue season! That means: get your grill out, grab your friends and enjoy […]
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